State Housing Budget, Policies and Programs

State investment in the housing market has a double bottom line: it provides homes and economic growth. Many good state-funded housing programs help provide stable homes and communities for our most vulnerable citizens. They also help grow the economy by producing jobs and tax revenue and by creating demand for products manufactured right here in the Keystone State.

Key programs include:

Pennsylvania Accessible Housing Program (PAH) modifies homes for low-income seniors and people with disabilities so that they can remain in their homes.

Homeless Assistance Program (HAP) prevents and reduces homelessness by assisting families to stay in or move into homes.

Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP) provides loans to help homeowners pay their mortgages until they get back on their feet, saving 45,000 homes since 1983.

News

By Rick Kauffman, Norristown Times Herald Published: September 18, 2017 Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale released a report highlighting a startling trend in the commonwealth Thursday about the well-being of at-risk children. Despite spending $1.8 billion last year to protect …more

By: Capitolwire.com, Under the Dome Published: Thursday, September 21 As promised (and despite the urging of the leaders of the state House of Representatives’ Republican Caucus to do otherwise), the state Senate on Wednesday quickly voted to return to the …more

By: Staff Report, Daily Local News Published: September 20, 2017 Chester County has quickly put to use a new source of state funding to begin helping reduce and eliminate homelessness. The money comes from the first ever statewide grants issued …more

Webinar date: September 15, 2017 PACE loans are used to finance energy efficiency, renewable and other home improvement projects and result in a tax assessment lien repaid through the tax collection system. These loans are typically very high cost both …more

By Jenny Wagne, Doylestown Intelligencer Published: September 7, 2017 In an effort to gauge the scope of lead poisoning in Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf and other state officials are calling for universal testing of all children under age 2. The …more

By Claudia Vargas, Philadelphia Inquirer Updated: August 30, 2017 — 9:56 AM EDT Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services will restore planned cuts to home-heating assistance for the poor this winter, a relief for thousands of people across the state who rely …more

By: Rich Cholodofsky, Pittsburgh Tribune Review Published: Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, 11:00 p.m. Stalled talks in Harrisburg over how to fund Pennsylvania’s $32 billion budget could have a trickle down affect later this year on local governments as they figure …more